Overview
- NBC/Warner Bros. completed the rollout this week on the official Friends YouTube channel after beginning to post episodes in March 2025.
- Joey premiered in 2004, saw ratings fall after a timeslot move, and was canceled in May 2006 with eight episodes left unaired domestically though shown overseas.
- Created by Friends alums Shana Goldberg-Meehan and Scott Silveri, the series starred Matt LeBlanc alongside Drea de Matteo, Paulo Costanzo, Andrea Anders and Jennifer Coolidge.
- None of the core Friends characters appeared on Joey; Robert Costanzo reprised his role as Joey’s father and James Lipton made a guest appearance in the previously unaired run.
- The companies did not explain the timing of the release, and early viewer comments on YouTube show fans welcoming the chance to finally complete the series.